2nd Cavalry Brigade (Hungary)

The 2nd Cavalry Brigade was a formation of the Royal Hungarian Army that participated in the Axis invasion of Yugoslavia during World War II.^[1]

Organization

Structure of the brigade:^[2]

• Headquarters - under Brigadier General Antal Vattay
• 4th Armoured Reconnaissance Battalion
• 1st Cavalry Regiment
• 2nd Cavalry Regiment
• 15th Bicycle Battalion
• 16th Bicycle Battalion
• 4th Motorized Artillery Battalion
• 4th Horse Artillery Battalion
• 2nd Cavalry Artillery Battalion
• 2nd Cavalry Anti-Aircraft Battery
• 2nd Cavalry Engineer Company
• 2nd Cavalry Bridging Engineer Company
• 2nd Cavalry Signal Company
• 2nd Cavalry Traffic Control Signal Company
• 2nd Cavalry Brigade Service Regiment

Notes

1. Thomas & Szabo 2008, p. 14.
2. "1941 Cavalry Brigade, Hungarian Army". niehorster.org. Retrieved 2019-01-22.

References

• Thomas, Nigel; Szabo, Laszlo (2008). The Royal Hungarian Army in World War II. Oxford, United Kingdom: Osprey Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84603-324-7.